A favorite store of mine that used to be in downtown Chicago back in the 90’s was Tender Buttons. Unfortunately, it went out of business about 6 years ago. It was such an amazing little store, stuffed to the brim … Continue reading →

I propose to start a word challenge – in any language, so we can see how colloquial or slang phrases change meaning as they go through those translating machines or websites. I’ll start with ‘I was just kidding’. How does … Continue reading →

Originally posted on NewsFeed: What’s it like to live on just $4.50 a day, the rough cost of a Burger King Whopper Jr. meal? Panera Bread CEO Ron Shaich, who makes $3 million a year, is finding out himself and…

The Art on the Wabash Fair was today and so I headed out first for a breakfast of crepes and hot tea at the Greyhouse Cafe and then to the art fair in Tapawingo Park, next to the levee. I … Continue reading →

I looked around my home to see what I could photograph that would fit in with this challenge. I decided to take a canning jar (really a commercial tomato sauce glass jar) and photograph flowers or plants from my garden … Continue reading →